Finding out that guitar technology has reached a level where it doesn't really matter what electric guitar/bass you buy when starting out has been a bit of an eye-opener; that even the cheap ones for sale at gear4music/Argos/etc are more than 90% par with more expensive instruments, is pretty awesome and also a relief that I don't need to worry about brands for my first bass.
@dragonarchitect I'd love to get a beat up/not working bass and fix it and use that. I've heard that a good amp is more important nowadays, so that's what I'll be looking at more once I know what scale of bass I want.
@renbymon ooooh base guitar
@trans_lykanthropie Yah I played it a little when I was a teen and I want to take it up again :3
@renbymon zhat's really cool :D
@trans_lykanthropie werewolf girl playing bass 🐺🌕
@renbymon I had singing classes, I can do vocals! awwwooooo!!!
@trans_lykanthropie Ohhh!! werewolf band!!!
@renbymon at least in terms of saxophones, this is *kinda* true. some of the g4m stuff rocks and can be set-up to a point where I would happily gig with it.
however, I've also seen some which are diabolical, and have issue so drastic that, while they could be repaired, they would need near constant repairs and service, and so after 4-6 months you're playing a heap of junk again.
i suggest to all my beginners who want a "better" sax to look for a cheap Yamaha on ebay, then take it to guy to have it serviced for like £40 (Yamahas are easy and cheap to fix)
@renbymon It's all in the transducers~
Get a cheap instrument that's got good set-up capability, and later down the line you can upgrade the pickups to get a small but sometimes noticeable bump in tone quality. (Or even a different clean tone entirely, if you switch from passives to actives or vice versa!) :)